This case summary includes an analysis of the Turkish Competition Board’s (the “Board”) Sony decision (22.11.2018; 18-44/703-345) in which the Board evaluated the allegations concerning resale price maintenance (“RPM”) against Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.Ş. (“Sony”) upon complaint of a former distributor of Sony. Accordingly, the Board concluded that Sony has violated Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law No. 4054”) by determining the resale prices of its online retailers and imposed an administrative fine of TRY 2,346,618.62. Background Sony has been incorporated as a Turkish subsidiary of Sony Corporation to develop and supply Sony Corporation’s services in Turkey. Sony is active in consumer electronics by way of import, sale and marketing of televisions, audio
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The Turkish Competition Authority fines an electronics company for resale price maintenance on its online sales channels (Sony)
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